The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-03-03
THE PROHIBITION AMENDMENT
TO BE SUBMITTED
To the People for Ratification or Re-
lection on the Las. Thursday
In September, 1887.
THE RESOLUTION CONCERNING
TIE BURNING IN EFFIGY
or Gov. Taylor, Regarded as a Re-
Fiction on the Citizens OF
Lebanon, Fails to Pass.
IsPEoIAL TO TEE ArrxAL.l


mountain cog or cable railroad was
called up on the House amendment.
The House amendment strikes out the
ten mile limit of such roads. The bill
was referred to a committee of con-
ference.
The Senate resumed consider alton
OF the submission bill on the question
If submitting The minority for the ma
jority report of the Judiciary Commit
tee.
Mr.. Quarles said as to the gu stion
OF submitting proposed amendment
to the conttiiut on the constitution
was silent as TO the time. That was
left TO the General Ass ,mbly, and his
opinion was that it should be sun
mitt3d within reasonable time. He
favored substituting the minority re-
port for the maj rity report.
M. Ledbstter favored the shortest
time.
Mr.. Jarvis took the position that il
the election is held next September
the Safe would be placed in the atti-
tude of having an important prohib.
tory amendment without any law or
penalty TO enforce it.
Mr.. Sparks said when he came here
he was n favor of having an early
election on this question, but after
hearing Senator l. .ech's speech he
had reached the concrs on that the
election should BE- hel1 at the next
general election. He paid his respects
to Senator Lewis for charging all men
who differed from him on this ques-
ton with being whisky heads and
whisky cranks. He would not call
Lewis crank, for crank was pre-
sumed to have some ability.
Mr. Collie favored the longest time.
Mr.. Polk moved the previous ques-
ton. Lost.
Mr.. Speaker E wing-Ths question
before the Senate is the substitution
of the minority report Tor the msjori.
ty report.
The yeas and nays were called for
with the following ,esut:
Yess-Cobbs, French Greene, Jones,
Ledbetter, Leech, Lewis. Long, Lyle,
McDo well, Noiment, Polk, Qusrles,
Sanford, Spark, Thompson, Townes,
Trimble, Williamson and Mr.. Speaker
E wing. Total-20.
Nays-Browp, Cecil, Collie, Fair
banks, Jarvis, Kennedy, Lynn, Nancy,
Montedonico, Padgett, Simeriy and
Tolley. Totsl-12.
Mr.. Nlrment moved to amend by
striking out of the third section that
part IT curing Sheriffs to have tickets
prepared, and also authorizing the
Sheriffs to pay for preparing and
printing the tickets, and the Comp.
troller shall issue bis warrant on the
Treasurer for the same. The amend
ment was adopted.
Mr.. Sanford moved that the major.
ity report as amended by the minority
report be adopted, and on that he
called the previous question.
The previous q nest on was sustained.
The report was then c)ncurred in and
M. Norment called the previous
question on passage of the bill, and on
this yeas and nays were called with
the following result:
Yeas - GIBBS, French, Greene
Jones, Ledbetter, L,t ch, Lewis, L ,ng,
Ly 9, Mcdowell, Moment, Polk,
Gu ,res, S,nford, Thompson, Towues,
Trimble, Mr.. Speaker Ewing. Total
Is.
Nays-Brown, Cecil, Cole, Fair
banks, Jarvs, K kennedy Lynn, Nancy,
Montedlnico, Pad0ett, Slme-ly,
Spa k, T0lley, Williamson. Total
IA.
The Clerk proceeded to read the bill
as amended.
Mr.. Saudf1r undertook to explsiu
that he Clerk was not reading he bill
as amended.
Mr. Sparks moved to adjourn till 8
o'clock pm. Carried.
1t is cloimed the Clerk got tangled
by not including ia his reading tbat
part OF the majority report VIII CO was
amended by tie adopt on of the mi
nority report. Tho matter 1t is claimed
wi be stra ghter ed tn afternoon.
The mater in quss ion is that part
OF the maj rity report which sPeci-
fically enscts that there shall be an
election held. In adopting the minor
ity report the EFF ct was to amend the
ms jorily report, and the part OF the
maj rity report amended by the mi
notify report was not read by the
Clerk through over sight.
Tue part that should have been in
cludad in the Reading is as follows:
Goa the last Thursday in September,
1887, there shall be opened and held
at every precinct, or p ace of election,
an election for the purpose of sub
hitting to the people for lhsir APP
proval, ratification, or rel sction, the
said proposed amsudm mt to the con-
stiiuiion OF this State" Toe above
amend nent to Section l OF tho orig.
inal bill was t. be inserted aIttr the
word "thst" and Def re the word
Governor" in the FIST line.
AFTERNOON sEssIoN.
The Sc ate rs-convened at 2:3O
o'clock.
The question required on the pas.
cage of The bill. The bill passed by
the following vote:
YEAS